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With multiple measles cases reported in North Carolina, rising flu deaths and shifting federal recommendations, state health ...

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Dr. Heather Skanes opened Alabama's first freestanding birth center in 2022 in her hometown of Birmingham. Skanes, an OB-GYN, ...

Taking anti-inflammatory drugs after surgery is fairly standard protocol. But a new study from researchers at Michigan State ...

"You can spend just as much time sitting in an electric vehicle as you can in a gas one," said Frank, professor of urban ...

A simple blood test can tell doctors when it is safe to stop antibiotics in patients recovering from sepsis, a review led by ...

Self-administered injectable contraceptives have been available in the United States for more than two decades, yet a new ...

In 2013, before the Affordable Care Act helped millions get health insurance, California's Placer County provided limited ...